Acoustic emission during run-up and run-down of a power generation turbine

Tribology International

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 415-422

  Zuluaga Giraldo, C ^a   Mba, D ^a   Smart, M ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Windmill Hill Business Park   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic emissions; Blade case rubbing; Condition monitoring; Power generation turbines; Shaft seal rubbing

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; CONDITION MONITORING; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FRICTION; INTAKE SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; ROTATING DISKS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); THERMAL EXPANSION; TRANSDUCERS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BLADE-CASE RUBBING; POWER GENERATION TURBINES; SHAFT-SEAL RUBBING;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS;

EID: 1442284519     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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